Breitling vintage Navitimers collectors thread

davy26 · Dec 1, 2019

This is my 816, presented to me for a work achievement when I was a very young man and silly enough to chuck away the box and papers!
The 816 has a six sided case, the back of which screws down, and an armoured plexi glass. The pushers and winding crown are similar to the 806. The dial is the only interchangeable part as the 806 and the 816 use the same Venus 178 movement. The slide rule looks the same but has a different mechanism for rotating the bezel:

chronoboy64 · Dec 2, 2019

Here is the 1964 early twin jet logo 806 in overall mint condition.

NGO1 · Dec 2, 2019

davy26
This is my 816, presented to me for a work achievement when I was a very young man

How bad ass were you to get an 816 from work! Share more, if you don’t mind.
I’m curious of “very young man” part. Way cool!

davy26 · Dec 3, 2019

ngo516
How bad ass were you to get an 816 from work! Share more, if you don’t mind.
I’m curious of “very young man” part. Way cool!

I was working for a UK car importer, and in those days if you were enthusiastic and lively you could get promoted very quickly, especially as in my case, because I was handling an aspect of the business that most people steered well clear of - product failures and complaints! Anyway, I achieved what they thought exceptional customer satisfaction and hence the Factory presented me with the 816. But I was so dumb, I didn't even wear it until I was much older. Indeed, the same year I was still wearing my blue plastic Timex - see https://omegaforums.net/threads/fotd-facepalm-of-the-day-thread.105394/#post-1379758 . I must have been a sort of prototype business punk. (The only defence I can offer is that it is easier to read the time from the Timex!)

Sales catalogue scan just for gratuitous purposes:

321Only · Dec 3, 2019

Awesome! The vintage Navitimer models deserve much more attention. I'm in with my 1964 806

omegastar · Dec 3, 2019

chronoboy64
Here is the 1964 early twin jet logo 806 in overall mint condition.

Awesome! The vintage Navitimer models deserve much more attention. I'm in with my 1964 806.

Do you guys have the transitional bezel ?
Is it something that collectors are looking for ?
I am asking because I wasn’t aware of that bezel when I bought the watch and only discovered later when I searched the net. It is said to be very rare, but nothing about it being popular or looked for.

speedydownunder · Dec 3, 2019

1967 AOPA

Lazy_Lightning · Dec 3, 2019

1961 and 1971 Navitimers. I purchased the 71 from the original owner who bought it new in 1972.

The 71 is in great shape, but the 61 is flawless.

Lazy_Lightning · Dec 3, 2019

chronoboy64
Follow with a „grail“ Navitimer, the 809 Scott Carpenter all black Cosmonaute from the 2. half of 1963. The watch is quite special, because it has tritium lume on the dial and hands (marked with „T“ beyond the Cosmonaute) and a white tip sweep second hand. I am not sure whether this was a special order or something like a transitional model.
HAGWE

A very rare Navi for sure.

chronoboy64 · Dec 3, 2019

Lazy_Lightning
1961 and 1971 Navitimers. I purchased the 71 from the original owner who bought it new in 1972.

The 71 is in great shape, but the 61 is flawless.

Wow, the 61 is awesome 🥰🥰🥰

Lazy_Lightning · Dec 3, 2019

chronoboy64
Wow, the 61 is awesome 🥰🥰🥰

Thank you. The best part is that I wear it regularly (carefully, of course).

henrikaa · Dec 3, 2019

speedydownunder
1967 AOPA

Silver AOPA wing with the stick dial is one of my favorite combinations. What a beautiful silver shade those subdials are as well... 🥰

henrikaa · Dec 3, 2019

Lazy_Lightning
1961 and 1971 Navitimers. I purchased the 71 from the original owner who bought it new in 1972.

The 71 is in great shape, but the 61 is flawless.

Do you ever wear the 1961?

Lazy_Lightning · Dec 3, 2019

henrikaa
Do you ever wear the 1961?

Quite regularly.

henrikaa · Dec 4, 2019

Lazy_Lightning
Quite regularly.

The condition of the case is amazing if you do. Mine is beginning to show the hairlines here and there, and it hurts deeply when I see them.

Lazy_Lightning · Dec 4, 2019

henrikaa
The condition of the case is amazing if you do. Mine is beginning to show the hairlines here and there, and it hurts deeply when I see them.

I work in an office, sit at a desk all day long. When I’m at my desk, I have a little stand I keep my watches on. This cuts down on the wear and tear.

wouter van wijk · Dec 4, 2019

chronoboy64
Hi OF friends,
I want to create a thread of Vintage Breitling Navitimer watches from 1954 to 1970. Background is that this theme seems not to be collected within one thread.

Great initiative Hajo. I LOVE vintage Navitimers. One of the biggest icons out there. Btw I have a just serviced stunning1956 black AOPA for sale.

Hduck · Dec 4, 2019

Just picked up an 806 replica a few hours ago

chronoboy64 · Dec 4, 2019

Hduck
Just picked up an 806 replica a few hours ago

great re-edition Navitimer, huge congrats and wear in good health 👍

Hduck · Dec 4, 2019

chronoboy64
great re-edition Navitimer, huge congrats and wear in good health 👍

It is pretty cool. I have two other Navitimers (one with the 7750 movement and one with the B01). This one is really unique!

Breitling vintage Navitimers collectors thread

davy26

chronoboy64

NGO1

davy26

321Only

omegastar

speedydownunder

Lazy_Lightning

Lazy_Lightning

chronoboy64

Lazy_Lightning

henrikaa

henrikaa

Lazy_Lightning

henrikaa

Lazy_Lightning

wouter van wijk

Hduck

chronoboy64

Hduck

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